Organizations

Clubs & Organizations

Two major computer-related professional organizations have student
chapters at Murray: Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and the
Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP). Please
visit their web sites for current activities and enrollment
information.

Association of Computing Machinery (ACM): This
organization draws most of its students from the Computer Science
discipline. They elect their own officers and schedule meetings almost
every month. Whenever possible, the officers arrange for tours of
companies in the Western Kentucky area. They have also visited several
high-tech companies in the Huntsville, AL, area. A major activity of
ACM is to hold the regional programming competition in Murray each
October. Teams from several Universities in this region participate in
the intense day-long affair. The group's current faculty advisor is Dr. William F. Lyle III.

Association Of Information Technology (AITP) Most of
the Computer Information Students choose to participate in this club.
Like the ACM, AITP also elects its officers each year who plan the
activities for the year. The club meets at least once a month formally
and arranges for other activities for that month. They have
participated in homecoming parades, trips to attend chapter meetings at
Nashville (second Thursdays), tours of area IT facilities, regional and
National Conferences and several fund raising activities to help pay
for all the trips. The group is advised by Dr. Victor Raj.

Women in Computing (WIC): The Women in Computing club grew out of the felt need for a place where women interested
in computing could meet and discuss items of interest to them while keeping the focus
on technology. The club was started by Dr. Brenda Wilson in 2008 when her research
identified that the type of problems that women liked to solve was in many ways different
from their male counterparts. Projects and assignments needed to be different to keep
their interest in computing alive. Dr. Wilson has worked hard in her own courses to
make this a reality. The club, under the leadership of Dr. Wilson, has hosted two
conferences for women in Kentucky and Tennessee (2010 and 2012). Meeting frequency for WIC varies. The
group is advised by Dr. Wilson